Answering questions from Russian journalists and users of the social network VKontakte, Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, said that the West miscalculated by refusing to give the country security guarantees. He published part of the interview in his own newspaper. telegraph channel.
According to the vice-chairman of the Security Council, he felt in the West that “for now, they do not believe in the President and Supreme Commander of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and do not see the degree of determination.” Doing “what Russia” did.
“And they miscalculated,” he said.
As Medvedev puts it, the results were “much more difficult than they would have been if they had signed a document with us in December.”
Former French President Emmanuel Macron declarationThat the future security architecture on European territory should include guarantees for the Russian side.
Currently, a special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is underway in Ukraine. On February 24, 2022, Putin announced the launch. According to him, the purpose of military action is to demilitarize the neighboring country and to navy the authorities.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.